不消 (bú) — need not, there is no need to

Definition

Classical / literary auxiliary meaning 'need not, there's no need to' — appears mostly in set phrases such as 不消说 ('needless to say') and 不消…了. In modern spoken Chinese use 不用 instead.

auxiliary verb

need notthere is no need to

Examples

，不消。
Zhè diǎn xiǎo shì, bú má fan bié rén le.
This small matter, there's no need to trouble others.
，不消。
Nǐ fàng xīn, tā bú nǐ cāo xīn yě zuò de hǎo.
Don't worry, he can do it well without you having to worry.
，不消。
Yǐ jīng jiě jué le, bú zài jiě shì.
It's already resolved; there's no need to explain further.

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